Does anyone find the Sports Luxury ride to be harsh/hard? (1 Viewer)

[Mikey]

Hi all,

I’m interested in hearing what other owners think about the ride quality of the Sports Luxury model, particularly those based in Australia.

I’ve had my Sports Luxury for 11 months and have driven about 15,000 km (9,300 miles), mostly on highways and around town. I’ve taken it on the occasional dirt road, but with 22-inch wheels and a 100 mm (4-inch) sidewall, confidence isn’t exactly high.

To me, the ride feels exceptionally harsh and firm—it transmits every small bump and rut in the road. Switching to the Comfort suspension setting makes very little difference. I’ve experimented with tire pressures, currently running 40 PSI all around, and have tried as low as 34 PSI, but again, there’s hardly any improvement.

I’m considering fitting a set of Overtrail wheels with Toyo tires to see if the extra sidewall helps. However, another owner mentioned that the Overtrail OEM tires produce a lot of road noise.

Here in Australia, replacement tire options are quite limited. For the Sports Luxury, it’s basically the OEM replacement or Yokohama’s SUV variant (Geolandar X-CV G057).

To annoy myself, I test drove a LX500d F sports, the ride was so compliant and that was despite being on a relatively low profile tire.

 

[bronco21]

While I've not ridden in that particular model, I would certainly expect it to have the harshest ride of the GXs. 22s and a sport suspension would be for performance over ride all day long.

I would think going to the 18s with the right tires would help. Road noise is subjective. My OT is the quietest vehicle I own.

 

[Mikey]

While I've not ridden in that particular model, I would certainly expect it to have the harshest ride of the GXs. 22s and a sport suspension would be for performance over ride all day long.

I would think going to the 18s with the right tires would help. Road noise is subjective. My OT is the quietest vehicle I own.

Thanks Mate, I figure it can't hurt to try a set of O/Ts 18'" wheels tires.

 

[incognito.gx]

Sorry to hear that. Have you had the tires Road Force Balanced? Even one tire out of spec makes a world of difference